- The Myanmar military leader stated that he will extend the state of emergency until August 2023.
- In his televised speech, General Min Aung Lai also called himself Prime Minister.
- The leader vowed to hold a multi-party election before the end of the emergency.
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According to reports, Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Lai declared himself prime minister in a televised speech on Sunday and promised to hold multi-party elections. Reuters, However, the country’s state of emergency has been extended until at least August 2023.
When the military government first came to power, it announced One-year emergency period A “free and fair multi-party general election” will be held afterwards. This latest announcement means that Myanmar will not hold a national election soon.
Hlaing announced the postponement six months after the establishment of the military government.
“I pledge to establish a union based on democracy and federalism,” he said. “I promise that there will be multi-party elections.”
This The military seized power on February 1st From the Burmese Populace Party, accused the National League for Democracy (NLD) of election fraud after winning the general election in November last year. According to Reuters, Min Anglai referred to the National League for Democracy as a “terrorist” in his speech on Sunday.
“At present, except for some terrorist attacks, the whole country is very stable,” Min Aung Hlaing said, referring to the pro-democratic opposition that has always been. striking, protest, and Pick up the weapon Oppose the military government.
Since the coup, dozens of NLD lawmakers have been arrested, including its Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.according to Human Rights WatchSince February, at least 900 people have been killed by national security forces, and more than 5,300 human rights activists, politicians and journalists have been detained.
General Min Aung Hlaing stated that the country will work with the incoming special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), whose mission is to help end violence in the country and promote dialogue between protesters and the military.
Leadership from ASEAN Has been working hard to form a collective response to Myanmar. In April, ASEAN Foreign Ministers outlined “Five points of consensus“Called on all parties to stop violence and dialogue, but did not condemn the grabbing of power.
The country is also dealing with the surge in Covid-19 cases. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, it has reported nearly 300,000 cases, and 142,000 cases were reported in July alone.
